Assam: Kokrajhar Medical College gets NMC's node to start academic session from 2023-24
National Medical Commission has approved Kokrajhar Medical College to start the academic session from 2023-24 with 100 MBBS students. This will take the total number of MBBS seats in the state to 1300, a marked improvement from 726 in 2017, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared on Twitter that Kokrajhar Medical College has received the approval of the National Medical Commission for 100 MBBS seats.
He tweeted, "We've achieved another milestone! Happy to share that Kokrajhar Medical College has received the approval of the National Medical Commission for 100 MBBS seats. This will take our total number of MBBS seats to 1300, a marked improvement from 726 in 2017."
"The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of NMC examined the Assessor's report dated 31.01.2023 for assessing the availability of infrastructure facilities of the college, laboratories, library, hostels, hospital and availablity of the faculty, their experience, publications and residents/tutors, nursing and paramedical staff available with other facilities available at Korajhar Medical College, Kokrajhar under the Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati for starting of MBBS course for the academic yeaer 2023-24 and decided as under: Approved for 100 MBBS seats," reads NMC's letter.
"In view of the above approval of 100 MBBS seats, the Commission has decided to obtain undertaking/essential documents for issue of Letter of Permission for starting/increase in seats for the academic year 2023-24:- 1. The applicant should provide all infrastructural facilities in terms of teaching and non-teaching staff, building, equipment and hospital facilities as per NMC norms. 2. No student should be admitted in the above courses till the formal permission of Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB)," added the letter.
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